Converter

Abstract

A converter including a tiltable body, a mantle ring spaced from the converter body, supportable in support lugs and having a rectangular cross-section with upper and lower flanges, and lamella suspensions and body guides for connecting the mantle ring with the converter body, with the lamella suspension including a lamella pair having one of its opposite ends releasably secured to a first attachment bracket connected to the lower flange of the mantle ring, and having another of its opposite ends releasably secured to the second attachment bracket connected with the converter body, and with the body guide including two walls secured to the mantle ring, and a guide element displaceable backlash-free between the two guide walls in a circumferential direction and releasably connected to a third attachment bracket secured to the converter body.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A converter, comprising a tiltable body; a mantle ring spaced from the converter body and supportable in support lug means, the mantle ring having a rectangular cross-section with upper and lower flanges; and lamella suspension means and body guide means for connecting the mantle ring with the converter body, 
       wherein the lamella suspension means comprises a lamella suspension formed as a lamella pair having one of its opposite ends secured to a first attachment bracket connected to the lower flange of the mantle ring, and having another of its opposite ends secured to the second attachment bracket connected with the converter body,  
       wherein the body guide means comprises two guide walls secured to the upper flange of the mantle ring, and a guide element displaceable backlash-free between the two guide walls in a circumferential direction and connected to a third attachment bracket secured to the converter body, and  
       wherein the converter further comprises means for releasably connecting the opposite ends of the lamella pair to the first and second attachment bracket and for releasably connecting the guide element to the third attachment bracket, the releasably connecting means comprising three force- and form-locking clamp connections, each of the clamp connections having a screw ferrule and a lock ring having associated clamp surfaces connectable by a conical clamp member and a tightening screw.  
     
     
       2. A converter as set forth in claim  1 , wherein at least the second and third attachment brackets are formed as tabular elements a diameter of which coincide with the lock ring. 
     
     
       3. A converter as set for the in claim  2 , wherein at least the first attachment bracket is fixedly connected with one of the lock ring and the screw ferrule. 
     
     
       4. A converter as set forth in claim  3 , wherein the clamp connection of the first attachment bracket is arranged parallel to one of the lamella pair and the lower flange of the mantle ring. 
     
     
       5. A converter as set forth in claim  4 , wherein the converter body has a diameter which, together with the second attachment bracket and the lock ring of the clamp connection of the second attachment bracket, remains within an inner diameter of the mantle ring.